If you believe that we’ve had the rule of a new superstate imposed on us, then yes. Unfortunately, if you believe that then you’re completely and utterly mad. This, I think, may be where your argument falls down.

Does anyone say ‘End of ‘ other than perhaps a preening faggot bitching about who gets the jewellery ? I will only point out that the people who said that the Common Market was no such think and would be used to impose the rule of New Super-state on us were also derided and fruit cakes and so on by the Establishment. Most of these were of the left at time actually and they have , of course been proved right .

There are not countless others ;you assume I will not know better but I do. I could go on and on with formal links but that is not the main problem . The problem is the background assumptions in its drama , its web site and its editorial Policy. Take the traitorous EU Constitution that the elite have been trying to sell us out with ..In 2004 Tony Blair announced we would have a national referendum having previously argued that it was a tidying up exercise . Such lies are still current . During this period there were detailed studies by Minotaur media tracking that showed a 70% to 30% bias in favour of defending New Labour`s plot ( A U Turn on the referendum at that time ). Furthermore the sceptic coverage was represented by UKIP{ not the Conservative Party) so as to put the Government in a position of opposing complete withdrawal .
Minotaur examined 2000 hours of BBC coverage and concluded there was
1 An overall bias towards Eurpohile speakers of 2 to 1
2 An untoward emphasis on Conservative divisions
3 An under representation of Labour sceptics
4 No analysis of renegotiation
Poor journalistic standards where erroneous information favourable to the Europhile position went unchallenged

The Wilson report that emerged in 2005 complained about institutional bias …cultural and unintentional bias . Personally I feel it has often gone along way beyond that but this all pervasive anti Conservative culture is the fertile soil from which the weeds grow. I would argue that by not admitting to its point of view the BBC is more insidiously biased than the Daily Mail at times it has been demonstrably as politically off centre. Polly Toynbee Social Affairs Editor , for Christ’s sake could it be any worse ?

John B – No if Fox hunters collected a tax from you to finance their hunting it or if they represented a capture by a cultural power elite of the media it would be a good comparison. Clown
Jezza – As you are an infantile fuckwit the question does not arise .

I can understand why you loathe intelligent public-sector broadcasting and want to replace it with a British Fox News. You feel intimidated by people cleverer than yourself, don’t you?

And actually, the ban on fox-hunting is a very good comparison: it’s a ridiculous invasion of liberty, done for entirely stupid reasons, by fuckwits who thought that class war was more important than any kind of serious principle.

[no, seriously: vegans have the right to oppose foxhunting; for anyone else, it's less horrible than even the life of a milk cow, nevermind animals that actually get slaughtered].

By doing this sort of thing it protects the BBC from its critics, as it provides a self sustaining subsidy to the rest of their output, and I can certainly understand why we would be against this, but I can’t for a second understand why those already against the BBC would be willing to use this as an argument, either for wasting our money (it’s the opposite) or for abolishing the License Fee (which this doesn’t increase, but decreases in comparison to value of output).

As I said the real period of extreme bias was in the late 90s . Recently realising it might face retribution they have tried to clean up .Too late. After 1997 there was spate of defections form the BBC directly to the government .Lance Price joined the No.10 Press Office Martin Sixsmith worked as a Government Press Officer , Tom Kelly ( Head of News N Ireland ) joined the No. 10 Press office . Ed Richards ( head of Strategy) went to work for Gordon Brown . Bill Bush head of political research joined a research unit at No.10 as did Catherine Rimmer his colleague .John Birt obviously takes the Labour whip in the Lords .Don Brind (BBC Political correspondent ) went to the Labour Party Press Office ,. Sarah Hunter ( BBC Policy Directorate ) joined Downing Street . Joy Johnson BBC New Editor at Westminster went to Labours Press Office .Ben Bradshaw I expect you know ( World this Weekend ). Chris Bryant . James Purnell ,( come on down you former head of BBC cooperate Planning )Other notables , Jill Tweedie Polly Toynbee staggeringly Social affairs editor for years Rawnsley Marr, Naughtie all left leaning progressives
There is nothing comparable by way of links with the Conservative Party and there could not be because these famous examples are only the tip of the political correctness iceberg. Now what I want to know is this . How can anyone calling themselves a Liberal possibly support a Poll tax warping the media in any direction . How do you fancy being taxed to fund the Daily Mail , Simon Heffer being Editor of Social Affairs or Peter Hitchens conducting the set piece interviews funded by their cash?

That is what we have had to put up with for years and understandably there is an account to settle ./ Thats all.

Now, if your complaint is that the relative balance/bias of the corporation isn’t in-keeping with your own prejudices you can always apply to be the next chairman, start a non-payment protest and see where that gets you or simply get rid of your TV, but your lobbying is clearly politically motivated and is sufficiently answered on a daily basis by the ability of your favoured party to have something sufficiently relevant to say on each topic to get into the reports.

If you are not prepared to take any of the above mentioned courses then everything you have to say on the topic is empty of any substantive content.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The trouble for you is, the public like the bbc but they don’t like foxhunting.

Perhaps just those of us exposed to chavscum popping out from under her/his bridge with such predictibility in posts mentioning tories/bbc/etc. At least you make me smile (sometimes) Newmania with a veneer of wit with your trolls, although I’ve noticed that you both usually pop out in tandem on the same subjects with tedious regularity. Are you by some chance related?

Chavscum needs to go back to troll-skool at the very least. 2/10 for efftiveness

Wot sally said, in shedloads. Oh for a kill list…

C

Up to you dear

“Its links to the Labour Party are well documented. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nobody gives a flying fuck what you have to say troll.

“its a great institution” Yeah, just like the hereditary House of Lords and foxhunting.

As for maintaining high standards, so what if they decline. Its pretentious and patronising to suggest your cultural preferences are more important than those of others.